Bullying
Bullying can be in many forms:
Physical such as hitting, shoving, stealing or damaging property
Verbal such as name calling, mocking or making sexist, racist or homophobic comments
Social such as excluding others from as group or spreading rumours
Cyberbullying on an electronic device online such as posting rumours, embarrassing pictures or making fake profiles or websites
Bullying Signs
The victims of bullying often experience:
social anxiety
loneliness
withdrawal
physical illness
low self-esteem
take on an aggressive behaviour
school marks may drop
depression
Some signs that your loved one is being bullied:
not wanting to go to school
not wanting to participate in school activities
acting differently that is not normal for them
suddenly losing money or personal objects
coming home from school with torn clothes or broken possessions